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San Pedro in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

The Warner Grand Theatre

 
 
Warner Grand Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Eric Polk, January 9, 2008
1. Warner Grand Theatre Marker
Inscription. Opened as the Warner Brothers Theatre on January 20, 1931, it was designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca and interior designer Anthony B. Heinsbergen and was the first sound-equipped theater in the South Bay. Jack Warner called it "The castle of your dreams." Today the Warners Grand is one of the nation's few surviving Art Deco motion picture palaces, with original decor intact.
 
Erected 2001. (Marker Number 251.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureArts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, and the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1944.
 
Location. 33° 44.33′ N, 118° 17.242′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in San Pedro. Marker is on West 6th Street, 0 miles South Pacific Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 478 West 6th Street, San Pedro CA 90731, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. San Pedro Municipal Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of Bloody Thursday (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Pedro Post Office (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of San Pedro Plaza Park
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Pedro Landmarks (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S.S. Los Angeles (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harry Bridges Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
 
More about this marker. The marker is located in a display case to the left of the front doors.
 
Regarding The Warner Grand Theatre. Designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 251 in 1982, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
 
Also see . . .  Warner Grand Theatre. (Submitted on August 21, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.)
 
Marker in Display Case image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 15, 2021
2. Marker in Display Case
The Warner Grand Theatre image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Eric Polk, January 9, 2008
3. The Warner Grand Theatre
The Warner Grand Theatre image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 15, 2021
4. The Warner Grand Theatre
The Warner Grand Theatre entryway image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Eric Polk, January 9, 2008
5. The Warner Grand Theatre entryway
Detailed view of the Art Deco elements over the entryway.
National Register of Historic Places image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 15, 2021
6. National Register of Historic Places
Nearby Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 15, 2021
7. Nearby Building
First Baptist Church, built in 1919. Located at 555 W 7th St., Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 505.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2015, by Eric Polk of Lakewood, California. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.   3. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Eric Polk of Lakewood, California.   4. submitted on August 26, 2021.   5. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Eric Polk of Lakewood, California.   6. submitted on August 21, 2021.   7. submitted on October 7, 2021. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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